The Board has remanded the case for further action, including a new VA examination and consideration of whether service connection should be granted for lumbosacral disc syndrome.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to clarify the nature of the issues and provide adequate evidence regarding the veteran's disability ratings and service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral disc syndrome, osteoarthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011188
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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